Curly Lake is a lake in Montana, near Madison County.
Curly Lake is a lake in Madison County, Montana.
Use the shape you can see at Curly Lake: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
Around the current seam of an open-water break, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
Along the upper edge of a main-lake point, begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water.
Along the shallow corner of a protected bank, do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself.
Around the firm edge of an open-water break, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
Beside the deep side of a short point, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
Along the narrow end of a firm-bottom flat, record the wind, water color, depth near the strongest cover, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.